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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What sort of object(s) did Knight use to run propane from the propane tank to his camp stove?
2. The Desert Fathers and Desert Mothers lived in caves on either side of which river?
3. How many different boulders made up the doorway to Knight's campsite?
4. In what state do the events depicted in the text The Stranger in the Woods take place?
5. What tool did the North Pond locals feel sure would lead to the capture of the North Pond hermit?
Short Essay Questions
1. On what evidence was Trooper Vance basing her conclusion about Knight when she said, "No way did this guy emerge from the woods" (14)?
2. What is the significance of the fact that when the police arrested Knight, he was wearing a pair of Lands' End size 38 jeans?
3. What were Christopher Knight's criteria when he decided whether to steal an item or not during his time living in the woods?
4. Who chose the format for Finkel's visits to Knight and what is the significance of the chosen format?
5. How does Finkel go about portraying Sergeant Terry Hughes in a sympathetic light and for what purpose does he take this action?
6. Describe Knight's sole encounter with another human during his time living in the forest, according to Finkel in Chapter 5.
7. What do books symbolize within the narrative of The Stranger in the Woods?
8. What qualities does Central Maine have that Finkel says were conducive to Knight's life plan?
9. What event changed Knight's mind about allowing Finkel to visit him in jail and why did it have this effect?
10. What two images does Finkel include prior to Chapter 1 of The Stranger in the Woods and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is the theme of injustice portrayed within The Stranger in the Woods? Examine Finkel's treatment of and messages regarding injustice throughout the work.
Essay Topic 2
Examine how Finkel goes about connecting his own personal experiences with the story about Christopher Night contained within The Stranger in the Woods. How does Finkel accomplish this goal and how does this goal relate to the overarching themes of the text?
Essay Topic 3
How does Finkel’s use of the first and second person point of view serve the purposes of the text? Discuss how Finkel’s choice of point of view helps to advance the treatment of at least three particular themes within the text.
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